Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-21

| he took tine tDinbS OH. '""n" ~ ."'
rood and buried them. The first thing
She picked up in the road she told me
was cen.leman's linen collar with both
hutton holes broken out.
THE Zoo AND THE DEAD MAN.
"She said that the dog licked the
mans face and he did not move. She
was satisfied that he was dead from the
way he was lying, and judging from
the appearance OF the road and the
bushes that were broken near by she
concluded that there must have been a
fearful scuflle.
THREE DAYS LATER.
"Tell me-" said the reporter, what
did You see when you went with her to
the place three days afterward?'
saw. answered Mrs. Meredith, where
evidently there had been a scufile in
the road between two or more men.
The bushes and the grass few feet
from the road were terribly mashed
down. For several yards along the edge
of the wood, as if to avoid the road,
leading in the direction OF Roper's
pond, which was about 200 yards dis
tant, we're tracks having the appear
anco of man being dragged by his
heels. l did not go to the pond /; only
saw the tracks in that direction.
WHERE THE BODY LAY.
did you examine the spot where
Mrs. Valentine said she saw dead man
lying ?"
Yes, / did I saw the impression on
the grass where a man had lain. The
ground was damp; it had been rain
ing hard a day or two before. ! saw
pieces of paper boxes near by that evil
dently had been used to hold cuffs or
collars. Ibid not see any clothing. A
large root on the roadside near 10y the
spot was torn, and had an appearance
as if Il person had grasped at it several
times. There were also several foot
prints, some of them larger than
others. | told several people about
all this when ! returned home, AMI |
spoke to my husband of it. He was
out there last Thursday week and pick
cd up bottle Of vaseline.
The bottle was shown the reporter.
STATEMENT or MEs. VALENTINE.
Mrs. Mary Valentine, who lives on
Fulton street, in Fulton, was the next
person seen. She said that on Il Mon
day morning about three weeks ago
she went whortleberry- picking with
her son, q small boy, and neighbours
boy accompanied them. They left
home about 6 o'clock in the morning.
started down the DarbytoTn road, and
when they had walked about two miles
her boy picked up a straw hat in field
near the roadside. 1t had n mar
row brim, and was a small-sized hat.
Walking a short distance, might say
a few yards, picked up small pocket
looking glass, with plush cover to it,
very much soiled. In the road on the
right-hand side, about where the body
was, were several bottles filled with
cologne and vaselinc, and a few feet
from the bottles was n mans linen col
lar. Both OF the button-hOles were
broken ont of ii. All OF these articles
were in the road, which looked as if
men had been scuffiing on it. Just
about this time my little dog COM
inenced barking and shifting the air,
and IAN into the bushes on the road
side. | became very much alarmed
and did not know what to make of it.
] looked up and down the road in every
direction to see il ! could see anybody
who might have dropped the articles,
and then started in the direction Of my
dog.
SHE SEES TIE BODY.
l had walked but few steps from
the roadside before | saw my do q lick
ing the head OF Il man who was lying
beneath large oak bush a few feet
from the road, on the left-hand side.
| was 80 much frightened when | saw
him that / DO not know what dill. /
could not speak. TIE little boys were
frightened ont of their wits. and | got
away from that place rs quick Il,
could.
How vas the man lying when sou
saw him?
He was lying ms ii he had been
thrown there hy some one. His head
was tucked up under his shoulder and I
Lis legs were drawn up beneath him
and had the appearance Of having been /
pushed III that position.
How was he dressed?
/ can't say exactly. re had on n
dark suit az clothes with short !rock I
cost. / could not see lis feet, 50 90 |
not know whether j Ead on boot or /
shoes His clothes w,re good.
Vas Ee old or Young?
DO not know } ga not see lis face. /
Was he large or small
He had the appearance OF being |
flcshy. / would say that lie was short
and stout.
TIE rODT DISAPPEARED.
Did You tell any one about it?
| did not see any one On the road
either going from home or coming back
that day. The articles that / picked
up | buried in the field near by. aud
when | started on my return home |
went TO the spot and the things were
not there. Some one had moved them,
and in their place put portion of the
newspaper. ] then went to
tie spot where l had seen the body and
it bad disappeared, but 1 saw signs Of
It's having been dragged away.
In what direction?
/ can't say. Twas TOO much bothered
1t this; did not follow the track, but
vent home aud told my Old man about
L. q day or two after this my hus-
and went to the spot and saw the piece
If Richmond DispQtcb in the hole.
Mrs. Valentines little boy, Il mere
ad, coIroboratcd Ter statement.
TIE SEFRYFF.